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DESCRIPTION:In June hundreds of people from around the world, including some 44 
 Americans, gathered in the Mediterranean to board eleven vessels bound for 
 Gaza. But only one, the French boat Dignite/Karama, met Israeli forces at 
 sea. Questions have surrounded this year's attempt at delivering 
 humanitarian aid, such as what actually happened, where are the boats now, 
 and what is currently being planned.\n\nFour passengers from the San 
 Francisco Bay Area will tour the area giving panel discussions designed to 
 respond to these questions, and discuss their personal experiences. On 
 Tuesday, September 13, Peace Action of San Mateo County will host one of 
 these panels; we expect the following speakers to participate and give 
 their take on the events related to the flotilla:\n\nRegina Carey, a 
 strategic planner and planned giving consultant, defends original peoples. 
 She is a co-founder the Marin Black/Jewish Dialogue Group and participated 
 in both the World Social Forum and the UN Conference Against 
 Racism.\n\nPaul Larudee is the co-founder of the movement to break the 
 siege of Gaza by sea (and spoke last year at a PASMC event about the 
 previous Freedom Flotilla). He works as a piano technician and part time 
 NGO administrator in El Cerrito.\n\nHenry Norr is a former columnist at the 
 San Francisco Chronicle. He has been a human rights volunteer in Palestine 
 and an advocate in the U.S. for Palestinians, which contributed to his 
 being fired from the newspaper in 2003.\n\nJimbo Simmons hails from the 
 American Indian Movement West, an organization working to resist 
 colonization, protect traditional knowledge and sacred sites, and asserts 
 solidarity with Palestinians and all indigenous peoples facing expulsion 
 and ethnic cleansing.\n\nRefreshments will be on hand. The UU is wheelchair 
 accessible.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/07/18689635.php
SUMMARY:The 2011 Gaza Freedom Flotilla - What Happened and What's Next
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94401\n\nhttp://www.uusanmateo.org/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/07/18689635.php
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